Customer Reviews for Lenovo - ThinkPad T14s Gen 3 14" Touch-Screen Laptop - AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U with 16GB Memory - 512GB SSD - Black
Customer Rating
5
T14s AMD Gen 3 is best of the ThinkPad bunch today
on April 22, 2023
Posted by: LenovoReviewer44
from Seattle, WA
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I waited a while before getting a new work laptop, was waiting on a unicorn and the T14s delivered.
I've been a ThinkPad user for the past 15 years, occasionally straying to Dell or HP, but always coming back home to the black bricks.
The T14s is a great machine to combine performance and portability with enough muscle memory for the classic keyboard. My T480s is still my favorite of recent devices, but it's getting long in the tooth and the AMD performance can't be topped. 16:10 aspect ratio and USB4 is a really nice change in this generation.
The graphics card enhancement is serious and combined with stepping up to 32gb RAM is a real boost over the 8th gen Intel processors I had been running on previously.
Just make sure to avoid the eprivacy screen - really wish Lenovo would get rid of that from the options or have a better touch option above that in the stack rank.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Minimal/rugged/refined look and feel. The exterior seems more fingerprint resilient than my almost decade old thinkpad(which is still operable using Linux!) All day battery with ease. Keyboard keys snap which make it a pleasure to type on. Feels durable although I did have the SIM card slot break on me. I’d like to have it replaced and I must reach out to support for this. I have the touchscreen model calibrated at 500nits so outdoor viewing in natural sun is not a problem in the least bit. The eprivacy features took some adjusting to function how I prefer but the tech is still not seamless. I rather turn off the ‘eye following blurred screen’ feature and just keep the privacy guard feature on because the ‘eye follow blur’ feature tends to activate when I am reading towards the bottom of the screen. Perhaps I can adjust the sensors more to get this to operate more optimally but for now, the full screen privacy guard is enough to keep prying eyes in public at bay. Overall, I’m very satisfied with this device.
4.5 stars is not an option so I gave it 4 stars simply because the eprivacy features need a bit more improving, which might happen over time through system updates…..?
But had I gotten one without the ‘eye follow blur’, a 500nits screen(for outdoor use) and full screen privacy guard then this is an easy 5star review.
I use this laptop solely as a Linux workstation. It has been a pleasure to benefit from this laptop's improved battery life and increased performance. I got more than 18 hours of coding and there are no sleep issues. The added bonus of having the most powerful integrated GPU makes this laptop an all around masterpiece.
The only knock I have is the recessed middle click button is harder to locate. I am used to it being raised enough to where my thumb can just find and click. I dont understand why Lenovo messed this up. Why not keep the Thinkpad keyboard experience consistent across models?
Response from lenovo.comBy Adrian_Lenovo, Customer Service, July 25, 2022
Lenovo appreciates all feedback and thank you for taking the time to rate and review our product! We want our customers to have a superb experience as you help us to continually evaluate our current products and services, and if necessary, change to meet your needs better.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Lightweight and powerful. Perfect for my wife to tote around to and from the school she teaches at. Battery life is phenomenal too.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The machine itself is excellent. I had the 400-nit screen and loved it.
I thought it was a keeper, but for some reason I ran into problems with it not updating correctly. Tech support said it should be fine, but for some reason my particular machine wouldn't take certain updates (like 22H2). Rather than going through having a tech stop out to troubleshoot it, I opted for the return.
Would definitely recommend the machine, for some reason I think I just got a lemon.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Good size and weight. I like the screen and the aspect ratio a lot, provides plenty of room to work. I've been having trouble setting up the finger print reader though, it stops at the same place in the middle of the setting it up and won't finish the set up process.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Exceptionally ordinary. I'm sure it's way better than any generic laptop and it still feels ordinary. The keyboard is good for a laptop, the trackpoint and trackpad are solid. It gets hot when processor is running something more than simple web browsing. Everything feels find and adequate, nothing exceptional.